Late Thursday links

If you missed it earlier, there will be a replay of Chip Kelly’s appearance today on ESPN’s “College Football Live” tonight at 8 p.m. That link also includes news of a DVD version of the 2008 Civil War.

The latest UO coach to blog on oregongridiron.com is Tom Osborne. With all due respect, I haven’t found some of those entries to be the most enthralling, but Osborne runs down his tight ends and also the guys that are catching his eye on special teams. Other than line play, contributors on the special teams other than kickers and returners are probably the toughest positions for fans and reporters to judge just from watching practice. That takes serious film review.

Finally, here’s a piece from Slate on former Duck Jim “Yazoo” Smith’s efforts to break up the NFL draft nearly 40 years ago, and speculation about the future of the draft. In the wake of Smith’s efforts, the draft is contingent on agreement between the league and the players’ union, and that’s on tenuous ground right now.